Table 4.

Parent's behaviours towards influenza vaccination for their children (N = 130).

Item No.	Statement	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	RI	Rank	p- value*	p-value**
1	Influenza is a mild disease and does not need vaccination	24 (18.5%)	29 (22.3%)	24 (18.5%)	0.52	9	0.127	0.532
2	Vaccine is safe and effective measure to protect your child against influenza	89 (68.5%)	35 (26.9%)	5 (3.8%)	0.88	2	0.465	0.483
3	I am worried about side effects of the influenza vaccine	32 (24.6%)	52 (40%)	45 (34.6%)	0.63	6	0.95	0.432
4	It is better to have natural immunity against influenza	85 (65.4%)	29 (22.3%)	15 (11.5%)	0.85	4	0.659	0.991
5	Healthy young children should not get an influenza vaccine	44 (34.8%)	31 (23.8%)	51 (39.2%)	0.65	5	0.10	0.364
6	Children who have a chronic disease should get an influenza vaccine	89 (68.5%)	31(23.8%)	10 (7.7%)	0.87	3	0.135	0.107
7	My child has had all their routine vaccines	101 (77.7%)	15 (11.5%)	10 (7.7%)	0.91	1	0.708	0.365
8	I don't believe that children should have any vaccinations	15 (11.5%)	9 (6.9%)	103 (79.2%)	0.44	11	0.585	0.388
9	It is inconvenient to get an influenza vaccine	23 (17.7%)	34 (26.2%)	73 (56.2%)	0.54	8	0.594	0.176
10	Getting two needles in the first year is difficult to organize	32 (24.6%)	31 (23.8%)	67 (51.5%)	0.58	7	0.05¶	0.019¶
11	I am too busy to get my child vaccinated against influenza	24 (18.5%)	1 (0.8%)	105 (80.8%)	0.46	10	0.908	0.755

RI = Relative index. Kruskal Wallis test was applied, ¶ p-value<0.05 was considered statistically significant. *Grouping variable Parents education, **Grouping variable Parents age